by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Connecticut” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 17,341 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $23,190 and had an average of $23,522 in loans still to pay off.
Across Connecticut, there were 190 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,380 and $25,942 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 152 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,551 and $25,342 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Connecticut” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in drama and theater arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their drama and theater arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Connecticut”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Danbury, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wesleyan University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Connecticut. Middletown, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Connecticut. This small school is located in Willimantic, Connecticut, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Connecticut. University of Hartford is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Connecticut list. Trinity Bantams is located in Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Connecticut College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #6. Connecticut College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New London, Connecticut. It awarded 2 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #7. SCSU is a medium-sized public school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 8 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Connecticut State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Connecticut list. CCSU is a medium-sized public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 6 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Connecticut State University Drama & Theater Arts Report
Sacred Heart University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Connecticut ranking. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 6 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Sacred Heart University
University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Yale University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Connecticut list. Yale is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Fairfield University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #12. Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Quinnipiac University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Connecticut list. This medium-sized school is located in Hamden, Connecticut, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Quinnipiac University
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